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English to Swahili
Translating words and phrases from English into the Swahili language of East Africa.
714 Questions
"Mhata yako" means "your friend" in Shona, a language spoken in Zimbabwe.
What is 'excuse me' in Kenyan?
There is no language called "Kenyan". Kenya's official languages are English and Swahili. In Swahili, it's samahani.
How do you say special in Swahili?
I believe here you mean something unique, worthy or distinguished. You can say "maana (a lot of meaning), maalum (unique), spesheli (special) or kufana (beneficial or worthy).
How do you say many blessings and happiness in Swahili?
Are there different dialects of Swahili?
Yes, there are different dialects of Swahili spoken across East Africa, with variations in vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar. Some common dialects include Kiunguja spoken in Zanzibar and Tanzanian Swahili spoken in mainland Tanzania. Despite these differences, speakers of different dialects can generally understand each other.
How do you say you are annoying in Swahili?
Unaniudhi (oo-nah-nee-OO-thee) literally means "you are annoying me." but has the force in English of "you're making me angry." Most commonly a person would say acha kunisumbua(AH-chah koo-nee-soom-BOO-ah), "stop bothering me."
What does ponyeni mean in Swahili?
In Swahili, "ponyeni" means "heal" or "be healed." It is often used in the context of wishing someone recovery from illness or injury. The term captures a sentiment of restoration and well-being.
How do you spell the word read in Swahili?
You spell read r, e, a, d in Swahili
The Swahili word that means read is kusoma (infinitive), e.g., ninasoma (I am reading), unasoma (you are reading), nasoma kila siku (I read every day).
Kusoma also means study, e.g., Nasoma historia (I study history). This usage is the same in the U.K. ("I read history at university").
What is the Swahili word for survivior?
No single word. It requires a descriptive phrase, in combination with a description of what has been survived.
e.g., 50 lost their lives when the plane crashed and one survived. The survivor was named Rajabu. Hamsini alipoteza maisha ndege ilipoanguka na kumi aliokolewa. (10 were rescued.) Jina la yule aliyeokolewa ni Rajabu.
How do you say cookie in Swahili?
The bakery confection that Americans call "cookie" is biskuti in Swahli, from the British "biscuit."
A cookie in a computer would be called "cookie" in Swahili also, which has not developed a duplicate and separate vocabulary for i.t. terms.
